‘IF’ review: With imaginary friends like these, you don’t need enemies

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EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures acquires original comedy feature Reality Vice from Katie Silberman set in housewife-style reality show; Maximum Effort, Entertainment 360 to produce. Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort will produce the film alongside Entertainment 360’s Geoff Shaevitz and Silberman.

first trailer for “Moana 2” Wednesday with Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson back as the voices of Moana and Maui, respectively. The trailer also features new music for the highly-anticipated Disney sequel, which arrives in theaters in November.The first “Moana” film came out in 2016 and grossed over $687 million worldwide.

Apple TV+ has released a teaser trailer for Wolfs, an upcoming film starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.The teaser, released yesterday (May 28), shows Pitt riding in the passenger’s seat while Clooney drives the car with a disgruntled look on his face. Pitt’s character is seen as restless, picking at the car’s interior before being stopped by Clooney.The thriller sees the onscreen reunion of Pitt and Clooney, who have not worked together since 2008’s Coen Brothers caper Burn After Reading.

Jennifer Lopez after the actress was awkwardly asked about her and Ben Affleck’s marriage during her “Atlas” press tour.Lopez shut down a reporter in Mexico when questioned about their relationship amid divorce rumors while in Mexico.“You know better than that,” she said in response.Co-star Liu also chimed in at the time.“OK, we’re not doing that,” the 35-year-old “Barbie” star interjected. “Thank you so much guys, really appreciate it.

EXCLUSIVE: Joaquim De Almeida has joined the cast of Legendary‘s Animal Friends, the live-action and animated hybrid pic from writing duo Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. Peter Atencio directed the R-rated Road trip adventure.

Hugh Jackman reprises his X-Men superhero role in Deadpool & Wolverine and just revealed he committed to starring opposite Ryan Reynolds even before talking to his agent.

seven children at the premiere of his new Western movie, “Horizon: An American Saga” at the Cannes Film Festival. Costner, 69, was joined at the event Sunday by his daughters Annie, 40, Lily, 37, and Grace, 13, and his sons Cayden, 17, and Hayes, 15.His sons Joe, 36, and Liam, 26, were missing from the family reunion.Costner shares his three oldest kids with his first wife, Cindy Silva, whom he was married to from 1978 to 1994.

imaginary friends movie “IF” claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend according to studio estimates Sunday. Its $35 million North American debut was also a bit lower than some projections.Is that a disappointment? An ominous sign of the box office times? Or is the final story on “ IF ” yet to be written? It’s not just your imagination: In these bumpy early weeks of the 2024 summer box office season, in which nothing has been a runaway hit and every new movie has more and more pressure to succeed, “IF” hit a nerve.Starring Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, and an army of A-list voices including Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Louis Gossett Jr., Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Maya Rudolph, “IF” was an original idea from Krasinski, who wrote, directed and co-stars.Paramount debuted the film, which cost a reported $110 million to produce, in 4,041 locations in North America.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Not exactly the opening weekend that dreams are made of. Director John Krasinski‘s “IF,” a fantasy-comedy that promises your imaginary friends from childhood are real, fell slightly short of box office expectations with $35 million. Heading into the weekend, “IF” was expected to bring in at least $40 million in its first weekend of release.

J. Kim Murphy Paramount’s family comedy “IF” is leading domestic charts in its opening after earning $10.3 million from more than 4,041 locations across Friday and preview screenings. But the John Krasinski-directed fantasy feature has decidedly fallen behind its projections heading into the weekend, which had originally forecast a debut around $40 million.

John Krasinski and Natalie Portman are hard at work on their new movie!

first trailer for Blake Lively’s movie “It Ends With Us” features a song by her BFF Taylor Swift. “My Tears Ricochet,” from Swift’s 2020 album “Folklore,” plays during the two-and-a-half minute-long trailer for the romance film that will be released in theaters on August 9.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “IF,” a fantasy-comedy from director John Krasinski and star Ryan Reynolds, looks to collect a promising $40 million in its box office debut. Based on projections, “IF” — short for imaginary friends — is tracking to land at least $35 million and as much as $45 million from 4,000 North American theaters. At the higher end of estimates, those ticket sales would mark a solid start for a live-action PG family film that’s not based on an existing property.

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter from Abbott Elementary got to call roll at the start of the Disney Upfront Tuesday, which allowed many of the stars from the studio’s movies and networks to sound off (in a video) before the presentation kicked off at the North Javits Center.

Paramount will keep its chin up high amid the whole Sony and Skydance takeover headlines and keep the summer box office churnin’ with the John Krasinski directed Ryan Reynolds family movie, If, which is hoping to hit $40M; this is after Disney’s overperformance with 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes which posted a $58.4M opening.

Only Murders In the Building‘s “starriest season yet” is coming to Hulu. The comedy mystery series’ leads Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez took to the stage at the Disney upfront presentation for some hijinks and to introduce Season 4, which will premiere Aug. 27.

Ryan Reynolds and his family share a tight bond with Taylor Swift. His wife, Blake Lively, is one of Swift’s closest friends, with the two developing a close friendship over many years and with Swift referencing Reynolds and Lively’s kids in some of her songs. Blake Lively’s tips about motherhood and familyCelebrity love stories to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day: Including Jennifer Lopez and Ben AffleckReynolds has been promoting his new film “IF” in recent days.

A third film in the popular British historical drama franchise was confirmed by Focus Features on Monday.Julian Fellowes, who created the beloved television series that spawned the films, is writing the new movie. Simon Curtis, the director of the second film, “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” will also helm the third film.Various cast members are returning, including Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech and more.

Alex Ritman Guy Ritchie has another film in the works that doubles down on the British upper class. The prolific director — already behind this year’s Netflix hit “The Gentlemen” and WWII action thriller “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” — has unveiled his 18th feature film, “Wife and Dog,” with Black Bear launching sales in Cannes.